Curtis Granderson is tagged out at the plate by Andrew Susac after trying to score on a shallow fly ball during the sixth inning of the Mets' 3-0 loss to the Giants on Tuesday night in San Francisco.AP

Yes, they are going to have to be patient a little longer before the Mets even get in the market for a deal, mostly because the market is still in flux.

The Mets will have to ante up for Oakland’s Ben Zobrist because he is a hot commodity (the Yankees and at least six other teams are interested). The A’s have not decided to pull the plug on the season yet because of the closeness of the races.

The Mets offense was silent once again in a 3-0 loss to the Giants Tuesday night at AT&T Park on a night Hunter Pence came off the disabled list to dismantle the Mets with an RBI single, a sacrifice fly and a tremendous sliding catch and throw to nail Curtis Granderson at home.

Forget about any of the Mets’ big four/core of young starting pitchers being traded for anyone. Wisely, that is not happening.

That means Noah Syndergaard is staying.

The Mets want to upgrade up the middle, because Ruben Tejada is best as a backup.

White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez is considered an improvement by some, but not necessarily by the Mets front office. He is hitting .226.

Zobrist is the best fit. The super-utility player is batting .347 over his last 20 games.

Nothing will begin to take shape until after the All-Star Game, according to a survey of general managers and assistant GMs on Tuesday.

Asked what kind of lift it would be to the team to add a proven player through a trade, manager Terry Collins said: “If the guys take care of their business, then we will need less help than they think. We got to get the middle of our lineup going, then all of a sudden that extra piece is all you need. Right now it looks like we need several, we need to get our guys going.’’

That would be Michael Cuddyer (.240, six home runs) and Lucas Duda (.245, 10 home runs). Cuddyer (knee) did not start Tuesday night.

“The way we are sitting right now with our pitching, if we get Cuddy and Duda going, I’m telling you right now, we are going to have a pretty good second half,’’ Collins said.

If not? No shot.

“We’re trying to do something, but it’s still a little early,’’ one Mets source told The Post. The Mets also have $6 million of David Wright insurance money coming their way.

Mets general manager Sandy AldersonBill Kostroun

The small-market ways of the big-market team will continue. Will ownership allow GM Sandy Alderson to spend that money? Time will tell.

And Wright is still not doing any baseball activities, so his season continues to disappear.

When Fred Wilpon spoke to the team in spring training, he told them ownership would go out and get help. OK, just do it.

Atlanta may deal outfielder Cameron Maybin, but the Braves are right behind the Mets now in the standings.

There are too many teams still in the wild-card races and that has slowed the process.

As one assistant GM said: “The second wild card is good for baseball. But it’s bad for trades. Everybody thinks they are still in it.’’

The A’s (39-47) are seven games back in the wild card, the White Sox (37-44) are 6½ games out.

The A’s have such good starting pitching that if they improved their bullpen, they could right the ship. GM Billy Beane is one of the best in the business, so the A’s will not make a move until they know the season is a bust.

The Mets have talked to the stumbling Brewers about Aramis Ramirez, who is going to retire at the end of the year. There’s a danger in acquiring such a player.

If the Mariners continue to nose dive, Mark Trumbo will be shopped again, after coming over from the Diamondbacks earlier this season. He has been terrible, batting .157 with one home run. The Padres figure to trade slugger Justin Upton, a huge get for any team.